speakeasy toastmaster meeting

Speakeasy Toastmasters held another successful meeting on November 24th. Toastmaster for the evening was Tony O’ Regan, Division A Governor, who gave a witty and assured performance.
The first speaker was Vivienne Buckley, who delivered the informative speech project from the Speaking to inform manual. Vivienne described the various stages and the most efficient team structure necessary to successfully organise a major event.
Also delivering a project from the Speaking to inform manual, this time delivering the Abstract Concept speech, was Sean Corcoran. Sean spoke about alternative medicine and about energy based healing techniques. Sean described how the electromagnetic fields generated by our internal organs can be manipulated to treat illness.
The third speaker was Margaret O’ Regan who completed the speaking off the cuff project from the Speciality Speeches Manual. Out of five possible speeches, ‘Multiple intelligence’ was selected for Margaret to speak on. Margaret described the various intelligences we possess, such as spatial, musical and interpersonal intelligence. These capabilities undergo their most rapid development during our first three years of existence and to develop these capabilities poses a great challenge to those responsible for minding children. The final speaker was Ray Ryan Jnr, who read Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem “The Blessed Virgin compared to the air we breath” in fulfilment of the interpreting poetry project from the Interpretative reading manual.
Topicsmaster for the night was Gerry Kelleher. His selection of entertaining topics included a role-play and a continuation story, whereby one club member was asked to start a story, a second member continued the story and a third member concluded the story. The meeting concluded with Brian McLoughlin conducting the General Evaluation session and Sean Corcoran delivering an address in his capacity as Area 17 Governor.
Speakeasy Toastmasters will hold their next meeting on the 8th December at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow , at 8:00pm. This meeting will be our Christmas meeting, and a festive atmosphere is guaranteed. Non-members are welcome to attend and will not be asked to speak. More details about the club are available from Ray at 086-3675706, or from the club website, www.speakeasytoastmasters.com